Illinois Tool Works — C grade · Manufacturing

Political donations

FEC: $42K PAC donations; 100% to Republican, 0% to Democratic committees.

Source: FEC

Environment

air pollution violation: $504K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Source: EPA

Labor

77 federal penalties totaling $6.1M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

Source: OSHA · NLRB

DEI

EEO-1 workforce demographics on federal record (FY2018, DOL OFCCP FOIA release): 16,253 US employees — 29.1% women, 29.3% racial/ethnic minorities; management 23.5% women, 15.1% minorities.

Source: ofccp-eeo1

Charity

$18M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.11% of revenue) via ITW Foundation.

Source: corporate giving disclosures

Animal testing

No public record found.

Firearms

No public record found.

Privacy

No public record found.

Executive pay

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 208:1 (median employee pay $73,094) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

Source: sec-def14a

Data sources

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